WinXP Security Patch

[Henry Osborne]

I am currently running Windows XP Professional Ver. 5.1
Build 2526 and I cannot locate a security patch (Blaster)
for it anywhere.
I need to know, does a patch exist, and if so, where can
I locate it?

 

[Nicholas]

Henry --

Build 2526 is an old and obsolete beta version of Windows XP.
Therefore, it is not supported by Microsoft or Windows Update.
What you need to do is go out and purchase the "full version"
of Windows XP, reformat your drive, then install the new version
of Windows XP. Then apply the security updates that are only valid
with Build 2600 (the released version).

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

--
Nicholas

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| I am currently running Windows XP Professional Ver. 5.1
| Build 2526 and I cannot locate a security patch (Blaster)
| for it anywhere.
| I need to know, does a patch exist, and if so, where can
| I locate it?